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Happy birthday to stunt performer turned director (and president of the Hong Kong Stuntman Association) Chin Kar-Lok! Looking back on some of the hard falls he took in his teens and 20’s it’s amazing he’s still alive and well.

I don't know why, but AIs are terrible at generating anything to do with O'Neil Cylinders Grok, why is this?

We are saddened by the passing of Jim Lovell, commander of Apollo 13 and a four-time spaceflight veteran. Lovell's life and work inspired millions. His courage under pressure helped forge our path to the Moon and beyond—a journey that continues today. go.nasa.gov/41tbrpq

Grieving the loss of one of my best friends, Jim Lovell. His extraordinary legacy is cemented by many space missions: Gemini VII, Gemini XII, Apollo 8 and Apollo 13. Our mutual respect had no limits. The Gemini XII mission we flew together paved the way for the Apollo

Annoying thing about Claude, it wastes tokens by ignoring your instructions and when it hits its context window your told to start a new chat Annoying thing about Grok it does the same thing but doesn't tell you that the context window is blown

We are regressing as a species.

Holy shit it’s real. I am going to fucking LOSE IT. gov.uk/government/new…

Hillbilly Hare turns 75 today!

A KC friend sends me this for my amusement. That it has become a recognisable joke speaks volumes. Only a short while ago, we would all have responded, "I don't get it. What's the joke?" Now, we get it. That presents a big problem for the government.

If this exam was ~30 years ago, maybe OK, fibre connections were eye wateringly expensive!

I remember Anders Sandberg telling me how his office mate was collating a spreadsheet of charities and the benefit they provide to society My immediate thought was that "Toby is going to get mowed down 'by accident' by a gold plated Rolls Royce" Toby is one of the most genuine

Cartoon fans rejoice! You can now watch the greatest cartoons ever made for free on Tubi.

To celebrate Tubi putting up the classic Looney Tunes for free, what is your favorite Looney Tunes bit? For me, there are way too many to choose, although this RABBIT SEASONING (1952) scene is burned into my brain forever.

‘Oh I have slipped the surly bonds of earth, Reached out my hand and touched the face of God’ 16 August 2025, sadly it has been announced that Flt Lt John Alexander Cruikshank V.C formerly RAF Coastal Command has died aged 105. He was the oldest and only remaining Second World

This is perhaps one of the most important papers ever and politicians need to be beaten about the head with it

1964: Pan Am head of marketing “so Stanley Kubrick called and he’s making a movie set in 2001 and outer space and wants to use our logo for the spaceships “ Pan Am CEO: “yeah sure we’re the number one airline in the world of course we’ll be in space “ 1981: Pan Am head of

So it goes, but imagine being memorialised for eternity in the greatest piece of pop music ever youtu.be/YIlxLO-XjX0?si…

The official e-telegram announcing the newly-discovered moon of the planet Uranus, found by a team using JWST 🔭 . Its temporary name is S/2025 U 1 (it'll eventually get a name from Shakespeare or Pope). Circular orbit so likely a natural satellite.